My eleventh grade English class read Frankenstein, and it started a debate with my teacher. There is a scene in the book where the monster meets a blind girl. The girl, not able to see the monster’s deformities, befriends him, and for the first time, someone treats him with compassion. My teacher told us thatContinue reading “[Guest Post] Frankenstein and the Private Eye”
Category Archives: Fiction Writing
The Importance of Snappy Copy
When I was younger and first starting to take creative writing seriously, I thought being “a good writer” meant constructing lengthy, flowy passages of elaborate text with the longest, most complex words possible. I thought I should aim to write something with the highest reading level possible, use words understandable only by people who hadContinue reading “The Importance of Snappy Copy”
[Guest Post] Hit Fast Forward
It’s now December 1st and you’ve got a spanking new 50,000 word novel (or at least a substantial part of a novel). What are you doing to do? If the novel’s not complete, finish it. You’ve got momentum coming out of NaNo, really good writing habits, and the ideas are still sunshiny fresh. Besides, yourContinue reading “[Guest Post] Hit Fast Forward”
[Guest Post] A NaNo Strategy to Help You Win NaNoWriMo
Hi Feliza, thanks for having me! Now that NaNoWriMo is over for another year, it’s time to start planning for next year. (Tongue in cheek.) I first heard about National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) through Chris Baty’s book No Plot, No Problem and I was hooked. I did my first NaNoWriMo in 2007 – andContinue reading “[Guest Post] A NaNo Strategy to Help You Win NaNoWriMo”
30 November: NaNo Wrap-Up
It’s the end of another season of NaNo, and it’s time for another monthly wrap-up – special edition! So how did you do this year, Feliza? Well… for the first time ever, I won! I ended up with just a little over 50,000 words basically at the last minute, though I do have about fiveContinue reading “30 November: NaNo Wrap-Up”
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